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Disruptions In Legislatures Like Covid Menace For Democracy: Vice President
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said debates in legislative bodies have been reduced to quarrels and likened disruptions and disturbances in legislatures to the Covid menace for democracy.
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Indian NGO Raises Post-Covid Impact On Persons With Disabilities In UN
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact of post-Covid on persons with disabilities.
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China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report
Chinese officials are debating whether to reduce the amount of time people coming into the country must spend in quarantine, according to people familiar with the discussions, as the country's Covid Zero policy leaves it increasingly isolated.
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China Censors Online Debate Over Zero-Covid Policy After WHO's Criticism
China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus.
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"Those Making Fun Of 'Make In India' Now A Joke": PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament, said there is a new world order post COVID-19 pandemic.
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Schools, Colleges Reopen In Delhi, 4 Other States As Covid Cases Drop
Schools in the national capital will reopen for classes 9 to 12 from Monday after a spurt in COVID-19 cases had led to their closure in December, even as stakeholders debated the continuing of hybrid teaching and learning mode.
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Australia Could Reopen Its Border To Tourists Soon
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week.
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Vaccine Mandate> Rights? Why Germany's Jab Plan Faces This Tough Question
German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.
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As Karnataka Colleges Turn Covid Clusters, Online-Offline Debate Returns
There have been many concerns expressed on social media by students who are required to appear for offline exams despite taking online classes for months, particularly from those who have to travel for these exams.
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Lok Sabha Sees Marathon Debate On Covid, MPs Raise Concern Over Omicron
The Lok Sabha on Thursday saw a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation as Rajya Sabha passed a bill on dam safety.
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Trump Tested Covid Positive Just Before Debate With Joe Biden, Book Reveals
Donald Trump had a positive Covid-19 test, quickly followed by a negative, shortly before he went into a presidential debate with challenger Joe Biden last year, according to a new book.
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As US Health Body Debates Booster Dose, Spotlight On Israeli Study
A third dose of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE Covid vaccine can dramatically reduce rates of Covid-related illness in people 60 and older, according to data from a short-term study in Israel.
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Sydney Cases Dip As Australia Debates Covid Reopening Plans
Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70%-80% vaccination rate.
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No Instant Solution On Whether To Reopen Schools Amid Covid: Amartya Sen
There is no instant answer to the debate over the opening of school campuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.
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Boosters Will Help Curb Delta Or More Dangerous Variants, Say Scientists
The roll out of a third dose of Covid vaccine has sparked debate on ethical and political grounds, since a large swath of the human population is yet to receive any inoculation. But the case for boosters on scientific grounds is building.
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Disruptions In Legislatures Like Covid Menace For Democracy: Vice President
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday said debates in legislative bodies have been reduced to quarrels and likened disruptions and disturbances in legislatures to the Covid menace for democracy.
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Indian NGO Raises Post-Covid Impact On Persons With Disabilities In UN
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact of post-Covid on persons with disabilities.
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China May Relax A Major Covid Rule For Visitors: Report
Chinese officials are debating whether to reduce the amount of time people coming into the country must spend in quarantine, according to people familiar with the discussions, as the country's Covid Zero policy leaves it increasingly isolated.
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China Censors Online Debate Over Zero-Covid Policy After WHO's Criticism
China's censors scrambled to wipe out online debate over its zero-Covid strategy on Wednesday after the World Health Organisation (WHO) criticised the country's hardline approach to crushing the virus.
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"Those Making Fun Of 'Make In India' Now A Joke": PM's Top Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament, said there is a new world order post COVID-19 pandemic.
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Schools, Colleges Reopen In Delhi, 4 Other States As Covid Cases Drop
Schools in the national capital will reopen for classes 9 to 12 from Monday after a spurt in COVID-19 cases had led to their closure in December, even as stakeholders debated the continuing of hybrid teaching and learning mode.
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Australia Could Reopen Its Border To Tourists Soon
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week.
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Vaccine Mandate> Rights? Why Germany's Jab Plan Faces This Tough Question
German lawmakers are due to debate introducing a bill making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory. The idea is facing resistance from politicians as well as ordinary Germans.
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As Karnataka Colleges Turn Covid Clusters, Online-Offline Debate Returns
There have been many concerns expressed on social media by students who are required to appear for offline exams despite taking online classes for months, particularly from those who have to travel for these exams.
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Lok Sabha Sees Marathon Debate On Covid, MPs Raise Concern Over Omicron
The Lok Sabha on Thursday saw a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation as Rajya Sabha passed a bill on dam safety.
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Trump Tested Covid Positive Just Before Debate With Joe Biden, Book Reveals
Donald Trump had a positive Covid-19 test, quickly followed by a negative, shortly before he went into a presidential debate with challenger Joe Biden last year, according to a new book.
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As US Health Body Debates Booster Dose, Spotlight On Israeli Study
A third dose of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE Covid vaccine can dramatically reduce rates of Covid-related illness in people 60 and older, according to data from a short-term study in Israel.
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Sydney Cases Dip As Australia Debates Covid Reopening Plans
Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70%-80% vaccination rate.
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No Instant Solution On Whether To Reopen Schools Amid Covid: Amartya Sen
There is no instant answer to the debate over the opening of school campuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.
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Boosters Will Help Curb Delta Or More Dangerous Variants, Say Scientists
The roll out of a third dose of Covid vaccine has sparked debate on ethical and political grounds, since a large swath of the human population is yet to receive any inoculation. But the case for boosters on scientific grounds is building.
